NOTE:  Trail CLOSURE corner of Upper Glen, Laine, and Tobes Hill Rds, continue for now straight north on Upper Glen Road, with a few blazes to reassure you, then  curve left onto Dewey Rd.  Blazes take you on two farm lanes past end of Dewey to meet up with original trail route. 

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If your thru hiking the Finger Lakes Trail / North Country Trail and your walking along Seneca Road North, you'll find numerous restaurants, a few motels and re-supply points available for you in North Hornell.  This 3.75 section of the trail begins as the trail leaves County Route 70A and follows a dead end dirt road.  This whole section of trail is located on PRIVATE PROPERTY.

The dirt road becomes a faint old farm track and you'll pass an old barn as your hiking.  The trail leaves the woods and meets a farm lane after 0.9 miles.  As you ascend up the farm lane there are nice views behind you.  The trail leaves the lane, follows the edge of a field briefly before entering the woods.  The trail now ascends toward the summit of Tobes Hill.  Although never actually reaching the summit, the trail does pass by a couple of communication towers.

The trail uses an old road to descend to Tobes Hill Road and there is a short road walk before the trail enters into a stand of pines.  The trail descends to Lower Glen Road, follows the road for a few hundred feet before re-entering the woods.  You'll pass a trail register and then cross a small stream before ascending again, this time toward the open views of a field. 

The views are spectacular as you hike along the edge of the field.  Don't forget to look behind you for more views!  The views continue until you leave the field into another stand of pines for your final walk toward Turnpike Road.  From there you have a 1.1 mile road walk as the trail follows Turnpike Road then takes a right onto Lain Road to the next off road section of the trail.  There are more views along Lain Road.

Look below for pictures, a video, maps and a detailed description of this section of the trail.

 

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Pictures from along the Finger Lakes Trail / North Country Trail

View in field near Turnpike Road	View in field near Turnpike Road	View in field near Turnpike Road	View in field near Turnpike Road	View in field near Turnpike Road
View in field near Turnpike Road	Hunting stand near trail.	Power Lines near Tobes Hill	Finger Lakes Trail / North Country Trail	View from farm lane
farm lane	View from farm lane	Heading toward Tobes Hill Road.	Trail register.	Tobes Hill Road
Big tree along trail.	Cell tower.	Following old road.	Trail near Tobes Hill.	Crossing a small stream.

Mile	Elevation	Description  (Follow white blazes)
0.0	1264 ft	This section starts as the trail turns right off County Route 70A following dirt road.  Take the dirt road with the dead end, do not enter and Finger Lakes Trail sign up the hill (see picture below).  Parking available across road on County Route 70A.  Road turns into faint old farm track.  Follow white blazes.  Pass old barn.  Trail follows next to gully as you ascend.
0.9	1664 ft	Turn right on farm lane.
1.1	1730 ft	Look behind you for great views.
1.3	1745 ft	Farm Lane turns left, trail veers right off lane following edge of field.
1.4	1744 ft	Trail follows farm lane. SEE REROUTE ABOVE!
1.8	1904 ft	Pass under power lines,  trail veers left.  Other "paths" in the area.  Follow white blazes.
2.1	1920 ft	Reach old road.  Turn left following old road past radio tower and cell tower.
2.3	1791 ft	Reach Tobes Hill Road.  Follow road straight past stop sign (now on Lain Road).  Parking.
2.4	1788 ft	Trail turns right off Lain Road into stand of pines.
2.8	1617 ft	Reach Lower Glen Avenue.  Parking.  Turn right follow road.
2.85	1596 ft	Trail turns left off road.  Parking.
2.95	1631 ft	Trail Register.
3.15	1578 ft	Cross stream.  Ascend.
3.5	1791 ft	Enter field.  Views and then more views.  See panorama above.
3.65	1844 ft	Trail turns left into pines.
3.75	1870 ft	Reach Turnpike Road and the end of this section.  Road walk for 1.1 miles.  See Burt Hill State Forest for a continuation.